Twofold

I read about this sculpture in this morning's paper and as I was on the road for a screening appointment I decided to check it out. It's by Nick Hornby, who some are calling the new Gormley and is the one hundredth commission of the Harlow Art Trust. Here's what Hornby has to say about it. "I’m currently working on a very large public commission for Harlow Town, where I have stretched the outline of Michelangelo’s David to 36 feet tall, this is then laser cut in sheet steel and folded into an S-shape teetering upright (the S-shape is actually a single line from a Kandinsky drawing from 1925). The material marries the concept and method - the precision of the laser can duplicate the nuance of Michelangelo’s figure, and the subsequent manipulation is akin to the graphite line. The sheet metal is Corten - a specialist weather retardant steel which forms a stable and beautiful rust-like surface."

I was surprised to see David's curly hair and aquiline nose clearly visible. I couldn't help thinking of all the steel making images that were on the TV yesterday following the news that a Chinese company plans to buy British Steel. My image includes a rare selfie. :)

I was very excited this morning to see the first nuthatch that I have ever seen on our property. (Extras)